Hutchins, Donald Ross
Personal Information
Rank | W/O |
Forename(s) | Donald Ross |
Surname | Hutchins |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 07-01-1945 |
Next of Kin | Son of A. Stanley and Rose Munro Hutchins, of Leamington, Ontario, Canada. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB661 |
Markings | UM-C2 |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Durnbach War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Coll. grave 9. K. 14-17. |
Epitaph | TIME CANNOT DIM THE MEMORY OF ONE SO VERY DEAR |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 53 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | R/169558 |
Service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
Group | 1 |
Squadron | 626 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | Canada |
Other Memorials
Location | Main Entrance, Wickenby Airfield, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Memorial Stone, Metal Scupture, Info Board |
Memorial Text | This memorial commemorates the 1080 aircrew killed on operations with Nos (12B) and 626 squadrons whilst based at Royal Air Force Wickenby 1942-1945, the design and building of the memorial in 1981 was funded by subscription from members of the Wickenby R |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2148/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/2145/29 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 07-01-1945 |
End Date | 08-01-1945 |
Takeoff Station | Wickenby |
Day/Night Raid | Night (36% moon) |
Operation | Munchen |
Reason for Loss | Aircraft crashed somewhere in the München area. |